tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post5875182321689185407..comments2024-02-17T09:53:06.168+00:00Comments on Notes from the Slushpile: How to Rewrite Your Novel To The Bitter EndCandy Gourlayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-42176700805114605712017-04-29T17:19:58.255+01:002017-04-29T17:19:58.255+01:00It really is!It really is!Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-79766853864020768852017-04-29T16:20:45.408+01:002017-04-29T16:20:45.408+01:00Inspiring post - thank you! Really highlights how ...Inspiring post - thank you! Really highlights how writing a novel is a process involving graft, experiment, time and passion. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17449047158169642232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-41251421523811320142017-04-29T10:49:29.998+01:002017-04-29T10:49:29.998+01:00Realising that this is not the final version is a ...Realising that this is not the final version is a very liberating thing. Though it has an EEEK element when you think about the length of time you will be working on a project.Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-33500558778923225122017-04-29T10:48:27.964+01:002017-04-29T10:48:27.964+01:00Thank you, Helen.Thank you, Helen.Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-16895969793830712172017-04-29T10:48:17.108+01:002017-04-29T10:48:17.108+01:00My pleasure! I write something like this at the en...My pleasure! I write something like this at the end of every draft. It's a good record to look back on.Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-29227463051223036832017-04-29T10:47:24.278+01:002017-04-29T10:47:24.278+01:00Mind you I really hated Story until I loved it! I...Mind you I really hated <i>Story</i> until I loved it! <i>Into the Woods</i> gave me a fresh view of narrative structure, and many leads into other stuff I should read. I'm still ploughing through <i>Hero With a Thousand Faces</i> ... sometimes it's easier to read about a book than the book itself!Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-62536041490975363012017-04-29T09:40:47.584+01:002017-04-29T09:40:47.584+01:00I have to agree with Clare about Into the Woods - ...I have to agree with Clare about <i>Into the Woods</i> - I really hated it but can't entirely say why. I love <i>Story</i> though and will now investigate <i>Save the Cat</i>!Nick Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02571077124165351007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-71222432705265159822017-04-29T05:05:04.260+01:002017-04-29T05:05:04.260+01:00This makes me feel better about the six different ...This makes me feel better about the six different plot rewrites I did for my current MG WIP which now is in its and I hope final first draft - And I have set myself a goal of 5 revisions in 5 months. Thanks Candy for sharing. Chitra Soundarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11459683357077199646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-56505987432839229632017-04-28T23:48:33.298+01:002017-04-28T23:48:33.298+01:00I thoroughly enjoyed this blog post. So insightful...I thoroughly enjoyed this blog post. So insightful and helpful. I found it really inspiring.Helen McGonigalhttp://www.spotofearth.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-43143025669000556032017-04-28T13:31:02.858+01:002017-04-28T13:31:02.858+01:00This is a really helpful and interesting insight i...This is a really helpful and interesting insight into your writing process. Thank you for sharing Candy! Stephen Burgesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17273741279053299353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-15676047392836693712017-04-28T11:17:33.859+01:002017-04-28T11:17:33.859+01:00I will pull Save the Cat out next time I write a p...I will pull Save the Cat out next time I write a picture book!Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-58257971085368941102017-04-28T11:16:37.841+01:002017-04-28T11:16:37.841+01:00Thank you! I found that I began to get into Story...Thank you! I found that I began to get into Story once I was actually problem solving a novel, but not before. Persevere with Into the Woods!Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-62330282965133279732017-04-28T10:53:11.848+01:002017-04-28T10:53:11.848+01:00Fingers crossed it's the final draft... Thanks...Fingers crossed it's the final draft... Thanks, Candy. Really good to read. I need to try Into the Woods again some time. Maybe I read it at the wrong time but I couldn't get into it. But I love Save the Cat! I've had Story on my shelf for ages now and still haven't started it. I will one day -probably the day I properly start working on a book that's longer than a picture book (I still found Save the Cat! useful as a picture book writer. And it's really fun to read). Good luck. <br />Happy adventures down your next rabbit hole... xJuliet Clare Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06020801246132751659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-66186927471609901492017-04-28T09:10:27.307+01:002017-04-28T09:10:27.307+01:00I know! Oh to be balanced!I know! Oh to be balanced!Addy Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00450583537731030466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-64074125779406008792017-04-28T09:04:22.039+01:002017-04-28T09:04:22.039+01:00I need to pull that bunny out again now that I'...I need to pull that bunny out again now that I'm writing another story!Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-29929873647154027962017-04-28T09:03:07.417+01:002017-04-28T09:03:07.417+01:00There's an irony to this writing malarkey. The...There's an irony to this writing malarkey. The more we write, the less time we experience the world that inspires our stories! You see it in some narratives: stories inspired by other stories rather than genuine insight!Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-24413381186279414742017-04-28T08:57:37.614+01:002017-04-28T08:57:37.614+01:00I'm liking the bunny!
(Banrock says hi)I'm liking the bunny!<br />(Banrock says hi)Teri Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641477543947472370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-9086702898090773192017-04-28T08:51:42.932+01:002017-04-28T08:51:42.932+01:00Brilliant, as always! I've just finished Save ...Brilliant, as always! I've just finished Save the Cat and have printed out that beat sheet for myself. I heard an interview with Jacqueline Wilson on Radio 4 recently and she was saying that she only started to write stories for other readers (and not just herself) when she began school visits. She met more children than her own young shy self and it opened out her stories. Thanks, Candy! Addy Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00450583537731030466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-37251197944290045762017-04-28T08:34:41.757+01:002017-04-28T08:34:41.757+01:00Thanks! Good luck with yours!Thanks! Good luck with yours!Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-59646815538762772762017-04-28T08:31:51.457+01:002017-04-28T08:31:51.457+01:00Excellent blog, Candy. Your writing insights have ...Excellent blog, Candy. Your writing insights have powered my own story writing. I find myself nodding in agreement with everything you say. Thank you :-) Good Luck with your story. I hope it is the last re-write. I'm looking forward to reading it!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04403804065716004976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-4100186538816205312017-04-28T07:59:16.601+01:002017-04-28T07:59:16.601+01:00I did the Hero's Journey too! In Into the Wood...I did the Hero's Journey too! In Into the Woods,Yorke has a chart comparing all the diffetent story structures, where they are similar and where they differ. Every book takes a different approach and examining your writing through these different prisms is so useful.Like wringing every bit of meaning you can get out of your story.Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-44821678572420183972017-04-28T05:37:59.900+01:002017-04-28T05:37:59.900+01:00I agree, it's about the story. If you can get ...I agree, it's about the story. If you can get all the other stuff, fine. Your description of your reading of into the Woods sounds a bit like the Hero's Journey. :)Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.com